Red clay flat tea pot

Ceramics

Brand: Jinshu Touen

ORIGIN: Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture
MATERIAL: Red Clay

Here lies the taste of tea

Pursuing the utmost flat shape, this Tokoname tea pot draws out the taste of tea. Upon opening the lid and seeing the careful craftmanship applied to the tea strainer, we find the beauty of hand craft. Together with the beauty of the red clay, it is a masterpiece which enriches our life.

RESOURCE

Six ancient kilns
- Generic term
Generic name of the six distinctive ancient kilns among all Japanese kilns, which have produced pottery from medieval times to the present day. These are Seto ware, Tokoname ware, Shigaraki ware, Echizen ware, Tanba-Tachikui ware and Bizen ware.
Tokoname ware
- Generic term
Stoneware made mainly in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture. It has the longest history among Japan’s six ancient kilns. Characterized by its iron-rich red clay which are fired using oxidising flame.

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